Starting the year with prayer and fasting sets the spiritual pace for us for the year. Through these 21 days of prayer and fasting our hope is that you restore and strengthen your closeness to God. When we pray we recognize that we are not God, we realize the world doesn't begin and end with us, we gain strength outside of ourselves, we are surrendering control to somebody else, we are communicating our real feelings about a situation, and we trust that God is with us. Fasting is one of the Spirit's tools for strengthening and transforming grace in our lives. This spiritual practice is a gift from God meant to grow us and draw us into a deepening relationship with Him. The goal of fasting is to draw near to God. It hits the reset button of our soul and renews us from the inside out. Fasting enables us to celebrate the goodness and mercy of God. It prepares our hearts for all the good things God desires to bring into our lives.